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    sim.
    abbreviation
    similar.
  • sim
    sim
    noun
    a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

sim.

American  

abbreviation

  1. similar.

  2. simile.


sim British  
/ sɪm /

noun

  1. a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“We’ve done some laps in the sim. We’re getting ready, as Mr. H mentioned, do some first real running here in October,” Arrow McLaren director of IndyCar racing Gavin Ward said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Stat. r. coast-scrubs, mt.-gullies        12.5 Lustrous blue-black, with black centres to feathers; f.,* upper grayish-green; quills dark-brown; tail golden-brown; under yellow, washed bluish-green, marked blackish-brown; young male up to 3 years sim. to f.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Stat. c. bays        32 White; wing-quills black; head, hind-neck buff; f., sim.; young brown spotted.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Stat. v.c. timber        5.5 Upper yellowish-olive; quills brown; head, hind-neck black; narrow white band on nape; under white; naked patch about eye orange-scarlet; f., sim.; young no black cap.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Stat. v.c. timber, open        13.5 Head, neck, under, rump rich deep crimson; feathers of back black, edged crimson; cheeks, shoulders blue; tail tipped pale-blue; f., sim.; young all green at first.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

And the city has plenty in store for them, from karaoke rooms to sim racing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Nintendo announced Thursday that its cozy social sim “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is getting a Switch 2 upgrade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

On Sunday, they played a seven-inning sim game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

He also recommended adding a PIN number to the sim card, which can be done in a phone's settings, and the use of authenticator apps to generate random codes, instead of ones sent by text.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Milton grinned at her, perspiring in pinstripes, and once again the tragedy cuff link glinted in the sim.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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